Day: July 31, 2024

BUTUAN CITY: The Department of Tourism in the Caraga Region (DOT-13) welcomes the inclusion of General Luna town in Siargao Island as one of the six major tourist destinations in the country to receive a tourist first aid facility. ‘A memorandum of agreement for establishing these facilities was signed between the DOT and the DOH on Monday. The first aid facility for Siargao Island will be established near the Cloud 9 surfing spot in General Luna,’ DOT-13 Regional Director Ivonnie Dumadag said in an interview on Wednesday. The DOT will establish the facility through the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone

MANILA: Senator Grace Poe said Wednesday she is waiting for the outcome of the San Juan City government’s action against their personnel responsible for the drowning of animals in the city pound during the onslaught of Typhoon Carina. In a statement, Poe said government-funded animal shelters should be a haven for animals and not “death traps.” “They should be lifesavers of abandoned animals that may have chances of getting rehomed and cared for,” she said. Poe recently filed Senate Bill 2458, seeking to strengthen the Animal Welfare Act by creating a Barangay Animal Welfare Task Force, which will capacitate local

DUMAGUETE CITY: Rice prices in Negros Oriental slightly dropped due to the importation of the commodity, as well as local production, an official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday. Rice traders here said a 50-kg. sack of premium rice is now pegged at roughly PHP2,500 compared to about PHP2,800 in the previous months. In an interview, Alejandro Rafal of the DA – Provincial Agriculture Technology Coordinating Office (PATCO) confirmed the rice price adjustment. Rafal noted that importation is necessary to ensure an abundant supply in the market as local production is not enough. ‘The volume of our local